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Determining Soil-transmitted Helminth Infection Status and Physical Fitness of School-aged Children
Published on: August 22, 2012
[Utilization of the Kato-Katz-method (thick-smear technique) the diagnosis of Isospora (author's transl)]
Abstract:
Performing 10475 stool examination using the KATO-KATZ, HOFFMAN-PONS-JANER and direct examination (after agitation) methods, the author showed the best results with KATO-KATZ method for the diagnosis of Isospora hominis and Isospora belli. Among the 10475 stools examined 392 (3.74%) were positive for I. hominis and 55 (0.52%) for I. belli with the KATO-KATZ method; with the use of the others methods only 28 (0.26%) were positive for I. hominis and 6 (0.06% for I. belli.
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